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Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Onduparaka Football Club based in Arua has signed 12 new players as they prepare for the resumption of the Uganda Premier League. Last week, President Museveni gave a green light for out-door sports activities to resume after over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Premier League Champions Liverpool continued their winning start to the new season and ended Arsenal’s perfect record after fighting back from a goal down at Anfield. Arsenal had beaten Liverpool in the Community Shield a month ago and took the lead on Monday night thanks …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign Benfica’s 23-year-old central defender Ruben Diaz for 65 million pounds (83.4 million US dollars), with a further four million dollars in incentives. The Portuguese club have confirmed the move, which will see Nicolas Otamendi move in the …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas took his second win of the 2020 Formula 1 season with the victory in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, after teammate Lewis Hamilton finished third following a ten-second time penalty. There was controversy before the race had even started, as it emerged …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Without a doubt, Schalke 04 faces one of the biggest crises in its history after their head coach David Wagner was sacked this Sunday morning. While the club seems to have hit rock bottom after a devastating season opening with two defeats and a -10 …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The Polish Football Association (PZPN) announced Saturday evening that the national team coach Jerzy Brzeczek had tested positive for coronavirus. “The coach has a fever, there are no other symptoms of the infection. Jerzy Brzeczek will be tested for coronavirus every two days and if …

  Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   One year since world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge ran a tantalizing INEOS 1:59 Challenge, finishing the race in 2:00:25 seconds, the Kenyan star says he expects a fast London Marathon race against his main challenger, Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele on Sunday. On Sunday, Kipchoge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jamie Vardy hit a hat-trick to maintain his incredible scoring record against Manchester City as Leicester City earned an emphatic 5-2 win at Etihad Stadium. Vardy’s treble was his second against Man City and took his tally to eight goals in nine appearances versus Pep …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Bruno Fernandes penalty in the 10th minute of added time handed Manchester United a dramatic 3-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Tariq Lamptey had been brought down by Fernandes, Neal Maupay chipping past David …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Council of Sports-NCS has categorized sports disciplines ahead of the resumption of sporting activities in the country. According to a document issued on Friday, the sports disciplines have been categorized according to the nature of competition, risks involved, location of the competition, training …